Headstone Area
- 21 routes
- V0 – V10
- Bouldering
- Jul–Oct
- best months
Headstone Area is a bouldering area within Rib Mountain State Park in Wisconsin, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Pimpin' Wall, Tower Warmup Area and Wrestling with Alligators all about 0.1 mile away, and Star Wars Boulder at a similar distance. The area is best suited to boulderers, with 21 bouldering routes spread across the site, ranging from V0 to V10. The climbing is all on boulders, and the grades run from the easiest V0 up to V10. Some of the named routes include Fat Kid Slab at V0, Right Crack at V2, Chubby McTugg'n at V5 and Bird Of Prey at V10. The routes are close together, so it's easy to move from one to another in a single visit. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Wausau show July highs around 80°F with lows near 59°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. That station sits about 700 feet lower than the park, so temperatures on the boulders run cooler. The Yellow Trail and Red Trail are both about 0.2 mile away, and the Granite Peak Ski Area is about 0.4 mile off.
Best time to go · Jul–Oct
Best time to visit Headstone Area
Best months: July–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 7°
10 wet
Feb
27° / 10°
9 wet
Mar
40° / 21°
10 wet
Apr
54° / 32°
12 wet
May
67° / 45°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 55°
13 wet
Jul
80° / 59°
12 wet
Aug
78° / 57°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 49°
11 wet
Oct
56° / 37°
11 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
10 wet
Dec
28° / 13°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wausau Dwtn Ap, WI, 3.4 mi away at 1,181 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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